Indiana Judicial Committees and Commissions
Protection Order Committee

 

Purpose

The Protection Order Committee led the development and enactment of a complete overhaul of Indiana's Protection Order statutes. The committee prepared a updates Indiana's Protection Order Deskbook, advises the Division of State Court Administration in the development of forms and procedures for this new law, cooperates with JTAC on the development of a protection order registry, and maintains Indiana's website in this area.

This committee meets approximately 5 to 7 times per year.
 

Members

Hon. Thomas Busch, Chair
Tippecanoe Superior Court #2
Lafayette 		Hon. David Bonfiglio
Elkhart Superior Court #6
Elkhart 		Clerk Therese Brown
Allen County
Fort Wayne
     
Mag. Stephen D. Clase
Madison Superior Court
Anderson 		Referee Katherine Garza
Lake Superior Court
Crown Point		 Hon. John Hammel
Marion Superior Court
Indianapolis
     
Clerk Ann Jochim
Spencer County
Rockport		 Hon. J. Douglas Knight
Vanderburgh Superior Court
Evansville		 Hon. Christopher A. Newton
Vigo Superior Court
Terre Haute
     
Hon. Jose D. Salinas
Marion Superior Court
Indianapolis 		Hon. Kim Van Valer Shilts
Johnson Superior Court
Franklin		 Mag. Cheryl A. Williamson
Lake Circuit Court
Crown Point
     
 

Staff Contact

Jeffrey Bercovitz Esq., Director of Juvenile and Family Law
Indiana Judicial Center
30 S. Meridian St., Ste 900
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-1313
(317) 233-3367 [fax]
jbercovi@courts.state.in.us 		Thomas Jones., Records Manager
Division of State Court Administration
30 S. Meridian St., Ste 500
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-2542
(317) 233-6586 [fax]
tjones@courts.state.in.us
 
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